Meet the all-gas, no-brakes Rockets, a modern-day version of the "Bad Boys" Pistons that is feisty and unapologetic.

AMEN THOMPSON TROTS back in transition defense a half-step too slow when LA Clippers guard Norman Powell catches a pass on the right wing and attacks during an early possession in the Houston Rockets' road win Sunday.

It’s becoming an every game thing now.’ So that mentality had changed. And I told the guys, ‘You have to earn the respect of the league and not take a backseat to anybody.’”The Rockets aren't trying to be the next generation of the "Detroit Bad Boys" or the "Portland Jail Blazers,

Houston Rockets GM Rafael Stone revealed Ime Udoka's high defensive expectations from sophomore Amen Thompson.